Orient Insurance v. McKnight
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Knox county; the Hon. George W. Thompson, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
The appellee obtained a judgment against appellant on its policy insuring certain cribs of corn belonging to appellee from loss by fire. The judgment was affirmed by the Appellate Court, and the appellant company took this its further appeal.
Appellee had been engaged in shelling the corn with a steam corn-sheller, and late at night, on or about September 14, 1899, the cribs took fire and they and the corn in them were destroyed. The policy contained the following provisions: (1) That the entire policy should be void if the interest of the insured in the property be not truly stated therein;…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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